________________ Lord, then his worship is true and his devotion is of the highest level. Such worship and devotion makes one spiritually elevated. "I am fasting!" - This is non-worship! Because there is pride in the term "I". "With the permission of my Parmatma, with the inspiration and guideline of my Guru the penance was performed." This is the right way, because there is no sense of 'I' or ego in this sentence. When the term 'I' becomes the center of your action, it is like a goat going out of your house and a camel entering your house and destroying everything. It is easy to lash out at the goat with the help of a stick, but very difficult to do the same with the camel. Similarly, it is easy to be free from small mistakes and vices, but the most difficult to curb is your ego. Statements like, "I only do it this way, I will never tolerate such a thing," exhibit the fact that your sense of 'I' is the most predominant in your existence. In spite of indulging in religious activities, this sense of 'I' will result in binding innumerable sins. To eradicate the vice as tall as the camel, one has to raise himself that high spiritually. Only then, it is possible. Even if a person thinks that good happenings or good actions experienced in his life are due to his good karmas, he is - 52V
